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Catch Mercury shining at its best on June 15 before it slips back into the sun's glare
Mercury will appear farthest from the sun in its current evening apparition on June 15.
On this day in space! June 14, 1914: Robert Goddard snags patent for liquid-fueled rocket
On June 14, 1914, the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design was granted to Dr. Robert Goddard, an American scientist and rocket pioneer.
How Jules Verne predicted the Artemis 2 mission to the moon almost 160 years ago
Written in the 1860s, Jules Verne’s novels "From the Earth to the Moon" and "All Around the Moon" were highly speculative fiction in their time, but tell a tale that now seems remarkably familiar: three astronauts in a conical capsule on a free-return trajectory around the moon.
New moon of June 2026 brings stunning views of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
The nights surrounding the new moon on June 14 are the perfect time to hunt for planets and sparkling constellations in the late spring sky.
'We were astonished': Millions of exoplanets could be born near active supermassive black holes
"We were totally amazed when we noticed this mass and size range of planet formation."
Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's where to look
Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man
On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency's future.
Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)
Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.
